Religion
Charms and Invocations: The White Paternoster
Translated by Alfred Perceval Graves (1917) · From A Celtic Psaltery (1917)
I lay me down with God;
May He rest here also,
His Guardian arms around my head,
Christ's Cross my limbs below.
Where wouldst, thou lay thee down?
'Twixt Mary and her Son--
Brigit and her bright mantle,
Colomb and his shield handle,
God and His strong Right Hand.
At morn where wouldst thou rise?
With Patrick to the skies.
Codex Note
Early Irish charm, to be said on going to sleep.
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MLA
Anonymous (Old Irish). “Charms and Invocations: The White Paternoster.” Translated by Alfred Perceval Graves. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-irish/136/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Old Irish). “Charms and Invocations: The White Paternoster.” Translated by Alfred Perceval Graves. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-irish/136/.
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